Willie Knierim: Election workers were outstanding

Posted:
11/10/2018 05:37:21 PM MST

Updated:
11/10/2018 05:38:17 PM MST

On Nov. 5 and 6 it was my pleasure to serve as a ballot box judge at the Election Center on University of Colorado campus. What a refreshing, restorative delight it was to collect ballots from first-, second- and third-time voters. Their enthusiasm, energy and engagement were epidemic. Although lines were sometimes long, their commitment to be a part of the process of democracy was even longer.

I am so very impressed by the many ways in which County Clerk Hillary Hall and her team organized and conducted the election. Bipartisan checks, rules and standards of procedure, coupled with more than adequate electoral personnel, lived out the goal of "everyone who's qualified will be able to vote." County Commissioners Cindy Domenico and Deb Gardner also weighed in to observe, endorse and assist the process. In these days of suspicion and attack on our foundational institutions, we have witnessed a powerful example of democracy operating on all cylinders. Electoral integrity is alive and well in Boulder County.

Thank you to all who planned, facilitated, and implemented an outstanding midterm election. We suffer an embarrassment of riches because of your thoughtful, diligent, hard work.

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